Top 20 diet recipes... for pasta

Just because you're on a diet doesn't mean you want to eat boring food. Nor does it mean that you want to buy lots of 'light' ready meals. So we've brought together some delicious pasta recipes that are low in calories. If you're following a low-fat diet, you'll find the fat content on each recipe page. And even if you're not on a diet, you'll know that these recipes mean you haven't eaten as much as you otherwise might have!

As a basic guide to calories in pasta:

100g of cooked pasta = 160 calories



Just click on the links below to find the recipes you want...

Under 300 calories

Slimmed-down macaroni and cheese (230 calories per portion)

Simple summer lasagne (273 calories per portion)

Under 350 calories

Smoked trout and courgette linguini (300 calories per portion)

Tuna pasta salad (320 calories per portion)

Philly basil tagliatelle (334 calories per portion)

Under 425 calories

Spinach and aubergine lasagne (360 calories per portion)

Mushroom and ricotta cannelloni in tomato sauce (370 calories per portion)

Aubergine and tomato pappardelle (380 calories per portion)

Cherry tomato pasta (388 calories per portion)

Spaghetti with squid and tomatoes (390 calories per portion)

Crab pasta with chilli, lime and coriander (390 calories per portion)

Vegetable lasagne (391 calories per portion)

Courgette and goat’s cheese spaghetti (393 calories per portion)

Leek and mushroom pasta bake (396 calories per portion)

Spaghetti with tomatoes, chilli and olives (405 calories per portion)

Sweet and sour red pepper pasta (410 calories per portion)

Spaghetti with courgettes and Parmesan (415 calories per portion)

Pasta with clams (420 calories per portion)

Spaghetti with chilli and garlic (420 calories per portion)

Mushroom pasta (422 calories per portion)

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